STL @ MIN Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-15 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-15 04:00:10

STL @ MIN

Venue: Grand Casino Arena

Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 8:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

STL (last 10)

Record 7-2-1
Streak W2
GF/GP · GA/GP 4.4 · 3.2
Power play 4/23 (17.4%)
Last game W vs OTT (7–2)

MIN (last 10)

Record 5-4-1
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 2.6
Power play 8/26 (30.8%)
Last game L vs WPJ (2–5)

Recent meetings:

2026-04-13 MIN 3 @ STL 6
2026-03-01 STL 3 @ MIN 1
2025-10-09 MIN 5 @ STL 0

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

STL

Mason McTavish 6 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
Connor McMichael 5 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
Pavel Buchnevich 5 pts · 1 G · 6 SOG
Dylan Holloway 4 pts · 0 G · 7 SOG

MIN

Kirill Kaprizov 8 pts · 5 G · 14 SOG
Quinn Hughes 7 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Matt Boldy 3 pts · 2 G · 18 SOG
Maxim Shabanov 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: STL 3.59 · MIN 3.13 · Win odds: STL 56.2% · MIN 43.8% · OT/SO chance: 15.6%

3-3 38.1%
3-2 31.4%
2-3 30.5%

Box Score

STL 4 Final MIN 5

2026-10-15

Stat	STL	MIN
Goals	4	5
Shots	26	39
Power Play	1/2 (50.0%)	1/5 (20.0%)
PIM	10	4
Faceoffs	38 / 29	29 / 38
Blocks	15	12
Saves	34	22

STL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Robert Thomas	1	1	2
Dylan Holloway	1	0	1
Jonatan Berggren	1	0	1
Mason McTavish	1	0	1
Cam Fowler	0	3	3
Colton Parayko	0	1	1
Dalibor Dvorsky	0	1	1
Pius Suter	0	1	1

MIN Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Matt Boldy	3	1	4
Kirill Kaprizov	1	2	3
Danila Yurov	1	0	1
Joel Eriksson Ek	0	2	2
Quinn Hughes	0	2	2
Maxim Shabanov	0	1	1
Michael McCarron	0	1	1
Yakov Trenin	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

STL Away

Forwards

Line 1

Dylan Holloway

#81 · LW

TOI 23:15xGF/60 2.87xGA/60 4.43CF/60 41.3SC±/60 -7.74G±/60 -2.58CF% 41.0xGF% 39.4

Robert Thomas

#18 · C

TOI 22:49xGF/60 2.93xGA/60 3.74CF/60 39.4SC±/60 -7.89G±/60 -2.63CF% 42.9xGF% 43.9

Jimmy Snuggerud

#21 · RW

TOI 20:28xGF/60 2.76xGA/60 5.06CF/60 41.0SC±/60 -11.73G±/60 -2.93CF% 37.8xGF% 35.3

Line 2

Connor McMichael

#77 · LW

TOI 17:25xGF/60 2.41xGA/60 1.36CF/60 34.5SC±/60 +3.45G±/60 0.00CF% 52.6xGF% 64.0

Mason McTavish

#83 · C

TOI 14:36xGF/60 2.55xGA/60 2.11CF/60 41.1SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 54.7

Jonatan Berggren

#29 · RW

TOI 15:53xGF/60 2.65xGA/60 1.88CF/60 37.8SC±/60 +3.78G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 58.4

Line 3

Jake Neighbours

#63 · LW

TOI 13:40xGF/60 1.27xGA/60 2.24CF/60 30.7SC±/60 -4.39G±/60 +4.39CF% 58.3xGF% 36.3

Dalibor Dvorsky

#15 · C

TOI 11:22xGF/60 1.53xGA/60 3.20CF/60 37.0SC±/60 -10.56G±/60 +5.28CF% 43.8xGF% 32.4

Pavel Buchnevich

#89 · RW

TOI 18:23xGF/60 2.98xGA/60 1.49CF/60 36.6SC±/60 -10.45G±/60 +15.67

Line 4

Ross Johnston

#49 · LW

TOI 6:22xGF/60 0.75xGA/60 5.74CF/60 9.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -28.27CF% 11.1xGF% 11.6

Pius Suter

#22 · C

TOI 15:09xGF/60 1.83xGA/60 1.20CF/60 35.6SC±/60 -7.92G±/60 +3.96CF% 69.2xGF% 60.5

Zachary Dean

Defense

Pair 1

Philip Broberg

#6 · LD

TOI 22:26xGF/60 2.42xGA/60 3.77CF/60 45.5SC±/60 -10.70G±/60 -5.35CF% 43.6xGF% 39.1

Adam Jiříček

Pair 2

Justin Barron

TOI 16:14xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 4.55CF/60 44.4SC±/60 -7.39G±/60 -7.39CF% 40.0xGF% 42.6

Colton Parayko

#55 · RD

TOI 26:01xGF/60 2.11xGA/60 3.73CF/60 34.6SC±/60 -16.15G±/60 -2.31CF% 39.5xGF% 36.2

Pair 3

Cam Fowler

#17 · LD

TOI 20:13xGF/60 1.98xGA/60 2.10CF/60 23.7SC±/60 +2.97G±/60 +2.97CF% 47.1xGF% 48.5

Brandon Carlo

#25 · RD

TOI 16:43xGF/60 1.40xGA/60 2.53CF/60 18.0SC±/60 +3.59G±/60 +3.59CF% 38.5xGF% 35.6

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jordan Binnington
G2	Joel Hofer

MIN Home

Forwards

Line 1

Kirill Kaprizov

#97 · LW

TOI 22:52xGF/60 4.34xGA/60 2.45CF/60 65.6SC±/60 +13.12G±/60 -2.62CF% 67.6xGF% 64.0

Joel Eriksson Ek

#14 · C

TOI 23:12xGF/60 3.76xGA/60 2.41CF/60 59.5SC±/60 +12.93G±/60 -2.59CF% 65.7xGF% 60.9

Matt Boldy

#12 · RW

TOI 24:51xGF/60 3.51xGA/60 2.00CF/60 50.7SC±/60 +9.66G±/60 -2.41CF% 65.6xGF% 63.7

Line 2

Blake Coleman

#20 · LW

TOI 17:37xGF/60 3.37xGA/60 1.51CF/60 47.7SC±/60 +10.22G±/60 +3.41CF% 73.7xGF% 69.1

Ryan Hartman

#38 · C

TOI 13:48xGF/60 3.85xGA/60 1.93CF/60 52.2SC±/60 +8.70G±/60 +4.35CF% 70.6xGF% 66.7

Maxim Shabanov

#49 · RW

TOI 14:43xGF/60 1.13xGA/60 1.59CF/60 24.5SC±/60 +4.07G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 41.5

Line 3

Rieger Lorenz

TOI 7:37xGF/60 4.13xGA/60 2.69CF/60 47.3SC±/60 -23.63G±/60 +23.63CF% 37.5xGF% 60.6

Danila Yurov

#22 · C

TOI 15:26xGF/60 1.71xGA/60 1.51CF/60 27.2SC±/60 +3.89G±/60 0.00CF% 58.3xGF% 53.0

Bobby Brink

#10 · RW

TOI 14:47xGF/60 4.02xGA/60 2.22CF/60 56.8SC±/60 +12.18G±/60 +4.06CF% 70.0xGF% 64.5

Line 4

Nico Sturm

#78 · LW

TOI 3:20xGF/60 12.74xGA/60 1.44CF/60 180.0SC±/60 +72.00G±/60 +36.00

Michael McCarron

#47 · C

TOI 11:23xGF/60 2.99xGA/60 1.80CF/60 31.6SC±/60 -15.81G±/60 +15.81CF% 35.3xGF% 62.4

Yakov Trenin

#13 · RW

TOI 12:49xGF/60 0.84xGA/60 1.82CF/60 14.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 31.5

Defense

Pair 1

Quinn Hughes

#43 · LD

TOI 25:17xGF/60 3.90xGA/60 1.71CF/60 54.6SC±/60 +9.50G±/60 -2.37CF% 71.9xGF% 69.5

Jared Spurgeon

#46 · RD

TOI 23:32xGF/60 4.91xGA/60 4.48CF/60 54.8SC±/60 -9.67G±/60 -3.23

Pair 2

Olli Maatta

#3 · LD

TOI 17:27xGF/60 2.78xGA/60 4.64CF/60 56.3SC±/60 -4.01G±/60 -4.02

Jonas Brodin

#25 · RD

TOI 22:51xGF/60 4.04xGA/60 1.89CF/60 55.1SC±/60 +10.50G±/60 -2.63CF% 65.6xGF% 68.1

Pair 3

Daemon Hunt

#48 · LD

TOI 16:27xGF/60 3.31xGA/60 3.77CF/60 54.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 46.7

Zach Bogosian

#24 · RD

TOI 14:51xGF/60 1.14xGA/60 3.80CF/60 24.2SC±/60 +4.04G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 23.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jesper Wallstedt [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 83]
G2	Calvin Pickard

Injuries

As of 2026-10-15

STL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Dillon Dube	C	65	neck	QUESTIONABLE
Logan Mailloux	D	23	upper body	OUT
Alexei Toropchenko	RW	13	upper body	OUT
Tyler Tucker	D	75	knee	OUT

MIN

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Brock Faber	D	7	head	OUT
Marcus Foligno	LW	17	lower body	OUT
Nico Sturm	C	78	upper body	OUT

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